Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-03


done to property on the reservation, and that
the approval Ok me asenL "a Charge Oh the res
etNAeioh 9haii po hise oDtdiheu.
The resolution OF Mr. Van Wyck, proposing
constitutional amendment for the election
or senators by direct vote OF the people, was
taken up, and Mr.. Van Nyok spoke IN favor
OF ii
The experiment OF election by state legisla-
lures had been iuiiy Tried ana the people were ere
~ W. go nc ,, ~.
The last month in New Jersav Indiana and Ne
braska' IN the latter state an expression Of the
people on that point had been had In the cleo
tion of a majority OF the members Of the legisla-
ture pledged TO 1t. The railroad corporations
had interposed to reverse that Judgment, to beat
the people, by their influence and wealth and by
their mysterious agencies thus, whiie the
VOTES o. en0ss s anu plSusSu
Ia 49,, 800 M 70 1900
.yhat The Inc, neonis demandad " 80 "
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-, ~
Inc conference report on the retanatioh
bills was agreed to, and Messrs. Belmont,
ltce and Clements were appointed con1errees
senate hill nroyidjno for AGRICULTURAL exneri-
mental stations was agreed TO by vote of
l52 to IL. The conference report on in
valid pension appropriation bills was
agreed to. The only points of difference
were in regard to the provisions for the
offices of pension agents As agreed to, the
such Offices, and requires the secretary of
the treasury to furnish quarters in public
buildings for the occupancy of pension
agencies when possible. The house went
into committee of the whole on the naval
appropriation bill The pending amendment
appropriating $l2, 900 for the repair of the
naval war college building on Coasters
island was rejecGed-S3 to 49, Mr.. Bou-
telle moved TO strike out the paragraph ap-
proprlating = L 900 600 for the construction
of two timber dry docks, to be located at
such navy yard as this secretary of the navy
may Indicate
He criticised the proyision for its failure to
indicate where they should be located. 1t was
dangerous to leave the matter TO the discretion
OF the secretary, which may be exercised accord
ing to the exlgencies OF political election
The motion was lost The committee
adopted an amendment appropriating 5000
600 far repairs TO the Hartford. Kearsarge.
80 n1e.,s,'r;Sa = ~ pac,, ranontin 1900
Gnu i.aeea pilne' - - ss - I -s
reptesen.aelse roh n, ene Geoohu Us
sional district OF hhoue lsiahu, pook tue
oath OF Office.
,
SENATE
The consular ana diplomatic Dill was con
sidered Nh. Platt inquired OF Mr.. Allison
whether the estimates OF the state department
were larger than the amount the house mad
appropriated; and IL so whether he (Mr Al
lison) regarded the estimates as extravaganza
Mr.. Allison replied that they were extrav'
agant as compared with the appropriations
of the last few years, and as compared with
the recommendations OF former secretaries
of state. long discussion ensucd The
Republicans charged that the house had cut
down the estimates of the state department
without regard to the requirements OF the
service, and that when the senate made the
| necessary appropriations. it would be
charged with extravaganza IN increasing the
| appropriations made by aDemocratlc mouse.
MI. Sauisoury aetenaea Ine H t anu Gon llS
hiel''ct :. snu tho p Iostn0 ~. III D, NiS ~
aiiounss ioi lne countI y M. lu I'M Ill
icisei the auuiihis1lt.on sefeiSy 'oi hi"h'
iie UNIV appoih'iheuUe' ouo sao'
lie was not anmidiul OF tine TACT that the
passiaene naa 1lncutty III gesDins ooLileee Yer.
oloils IN te DeO' an ,Rtsaa a. ,a vi n
T,dtcnIed the Amerisan minister AT Ion,ion. and
his nredeeessor. Mr. Lowell. he said. was proude,
of being a citizen of the republic of letters than
| OF the republic OF the United States. Until
| some American enterprise was got into the
consular ana aipionAtc serNIce Was Juss -
wen 70 ieaSe !. N its present ruti - n.y. n.y.
ga, T' ~ aesod ran.stina and rahniid.
| M NJ wnrriii defendad MI phaIns Tha
| ,oa,5 ,,s,,ats ,.,Hnrtad b,,stba oon,,nittaa ON
S "a, y, a. I,.,itt -,
apPiopllatiohs "el , al .G k"i.ti soie
| othefsl anu tue Dill passed. Inc agricutI-
urat appropriation OH was passed lwltn
some amendmenlsL messages were pres
| enGed from the presluehI ye1oLhg pension
Oils LOT Anna wright anu oaiah haInlI1on'
Inc Dlii appfopriaelng S<o'oou 10, tne COM
| pletioh OF nne mohuhehs 70 maIy; 1ht
no1hef OF hashHgeon' at utI .alsp
va, passed MI dawes presehCeu tne con
1n On me PiI m ai,'l